The Fox caught in a Trap · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Fox caught in a Trap
Subject: Animals; Foxes; Chickens; Farms; Traps
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Outside a village
Description: A fox is trying to get out of a trap that is clamped around their waste. To the left a chicken watches on with curiosity. The fox is calling out to the chicken with a look of concern. In the background there is a small house and a barn can be observed, indicating the animals are on a farm
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27846
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_27846_OBJ.jpg